Looking to help students craft digital stories? Or spice up library promotional materials? Adobe’s free Spark suite can serve a variety of creation needs, from explainer videos and student narratives to social memes.
Six Top Sources for Free Images, Video, and Audio | Cool Tools
By on May 4, 2015
A curated list of resources to help students find high-quality, copyright friendly media for use in projects or presentations.
SLJ Reviews TouchCast Video Creation App for iPad
By on November 13, 2013
Wouldn’t it be great for kids contemplating a visit to your library to take a video tour before walking in? You can produce this pretty easily with TouchCast, an app for creating video for the iPad, enhanced with linked content: photos, maps, polls, websites, and more. Our screencasts show you how it’s done.
John Green Tackles Copyright Via YouTube
By on February 17, 2013
Copyright law is complex enough, but throw in an instance of international remixing by nerdfighters, and you have a real mess. But in the hands of author John Green, it’s also the basis for a pretty cool video.
Annotate the Web with Popcorn Maker | screencast tutorial
By on January 14, 2013
Popcorn Maker, a tool for enhancing and remixing Web video from Mozilla, gets the screencast treatment by Linda W. Braun, who says the free, browser-based application would help librarians, both school and public, curate the Web.
A Video Hosting Solution for Schools
By on October 21, 2012
Under Common Core, students will be writing scripts, reviewing books, making public service announcements, and creating other content, all using video. For schools, this presents a technical challenge: Where to host all this video? SLJ columnist Christopher Harris has found a solution.
The Best Back-to-School Video Ever | Links of the Week
By on September 7, 2012
Who needs coffee? If this bit of inspiration from teacher Colby Sharp doesn’t jump-start your day, nothing will. This among a mix of resources and links to mark the start of a new school year.
Making the Most of Video in the Classroom
By on August 28, 2012
From Vialogues and SynchTube to TED-Ed, free tools for hosting conversation around videos.
Seven Top Trailers to Hook Kids on Books
By on July 11, 2012
The best examples in the genre, for readers K-12, cited in the School Library Journal feature story “The Big Tease: Trailers are a terrific way to hook kids on books.”
Taming that ‘Monster of Content’ YouTube
By on April 19, 2012
Joyce Valenza’s tips on using the latest tools to help conference presenters and educators better use the video resource.
